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Pool skimmer with new replacement lid on a daylight deck

How To Replace a Pool Skimmer Lid

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A cracked skimmer lid is the most-tripped-on hazard on a pool deck. It’s also a $20–$40 fix that takes 5 minutes — assuming you order the right shape and size....

How To Replace a Pool Skimmer Lid

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A cracked skimmer lid is the most-tripped-on hazard on a pool deck. It’s also a $20–$40 fix that takes 5 minutes — assuming you order the right shape and size....

Taylor salt test kit on a daylight pool deck with salt cell

How To Test Salt Level in a Pool

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Salt cells lie. The salinity reading built into your AquaRite, AquaPure, or any other salt chlorine generator is approximate at best, drifts over time, and is often 200–500 ppm different...

How To Test Salt Level in a Pool

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Salt cells lie. The salinity reading built into your AquaRite, AquaPure, or any other salt chlorine generator is approximate at best, drifts over time, and is often 200–500 ppm different...

Pool pump motor with data plate visible on a daylight equipment pad

How To Read a Hayward Pool Motor Label

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Every Hayward pool pump motor has a data plate sticker that contains everything you need to find an exact replacement — if you can read it. The trouble is that...

How To Read a Hayward Pool Motor Label

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Every Hayward pool pump motor has a data plate sticker that contains everything you need to find an exact replacement — if you can read it. The trouble is that...

Open pool pump strainer with debris cleared, basket and tools on equipment pad

How To Clean Out a Pool Pump Impeller

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A pool pump impeller jammed with hair, leaves, or fine debris can drop water flow by 30–50% even with a clean strainer basket and a fresh filter cartridge. The fix...

How To Clean Out a Pool Pump Impeller

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A pool pump impeller jammed with hair, leaves, or fine debris can drop water flow by 30–50% even with a clean strainer basket and a fresh filter cartridge. The fix...

Disassembled pool pump with new shaft seal kit on daylight equipment pad

How To Replace a Pool Pump Shaft Seal

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A leaking pool pump shaft seal is the most common — and most preventable — cause of a $400+ motor replacement. Water dripping from the seal between the wet end...

How To Replace a Pool Pump Shaft Seal

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A leaking pool pump shaft seal is the most common — and most preventable — cause of a $400+ motor replacement. Water dripping from the seal between the wet end...

Replacement pool filter pressure gauge on an equipment pad in daylight

How To Replace a Pool Filter Pressure Gauge

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A working pressure gauge is the single most important diagnostic tool on your pool equipment pad. It tells you when to backwash, when to clean the cartridge, when you have...

How To Replace a Pool Filter Pressure Gauge

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A working pressure gauge is the single most important diagnostic tool on your pool equipment pad. It tells you when to backwash, when to clean the cartridge, when you have...